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we have the massachusetts experience, the experience of medicare part d. to the extent your timeline plays out and we have a fully functioning website within the next dirty-60 days, is that in time for what we expect to be the majority of people coming in and wanting to access the product? >> let me start with the product. i think that we are extremely pleased with the product. and i think it is important not to lose sight of that. as i said before, we had about 25% new entrants into the market, new issuers offering new plants. we had over 200 issuers and i think) 3000 products. but i will get you that specific information. -- the insurance market wants us to succeed. they see it as a the business. so, we have been pleased with the states in the competition. there have been some exceptions as we talked about before, and we want to stimulate that as time goes on. the second piece -- we have always believed that the first enrollment surge would come mid- december and the second surge would come late february/early march. there would be people who want to sig
we have the massachusetts experience, the experience of medicare part d. to the extent your timeline plays out and we have a fully functioning website within the next dirty-60 days, is that in time for what we expect to be the majority of people coming in and wanting to access the product? >> let me start with the product. i think that we are extremely pleased with the product. and i think it is important not to lose sight of that. as i said before, we had about 25% new entrants into the...
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they did not do what massachusetts did. they sat down with both parties and put everything on the table and ironed out everything and picked out the best things that would be good for the people of massachusetts. this president did not do this. reid, they, harry did everything behind closed doors and they pushed this thing through because they had the house. they passed it without even a republican voting for it or putting a recommendation on the table for it. this thing is going to self- destruct because they are not going to get the 7 million young people to sign up for this thing to keep it going. host: george, thanks for the call. -- fromsting calls of republicans supporting the affordable care act. guest: some people are going to experience immediate benefits and some will have to pay more for coverage. if they were young and healthy, they were one of the beneficiaries. they will see advantages and disadvantages. on the politics, let me be clear. the romney administration did an excellent job here in massachusetts begi
they did not do what massachusetts did. they sat down with both parties and put everything on the table and ironed out everything and picked out the best things that would be good for the people of massachusetts. this president did not do this. reid, they, harry did everything behind closed doors and they pushed this thing through because they had the house. they passed it without even a republican voting for it or putting a recommendation on the table for it. this thing is going to self-...
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compares the affordable care act's health exchanges with what massachusetts in 2006. wa journal is live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> tomorrow, american history tv continues the look at the of jfk and its aftermath, with highlights lyndon johnson's november 27 address to congress. questions for lbj iographer, flowed by presidential historian, timothy napthalie. and at 6:00, coverage of the funeral. jfk on c-span 3. now on the health insurance update. the health and technology experts. this is an hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> we are going to find a seat and allow us to get started. we will try to do it >> try to find a seat and allow us to get started. we'll try to do it on time. >> good afternoon. my name is ed howard with the alliance for health reform. on behalf of senator bond and senator rockefeller, we want to welcome you to this program to take a look at the initial almost eight weeks of experience since the marketplaces or exchange is open for business on october 1. and the major pieces of implementation of the affordable care act began taking
compares the affordable care act's health exchanges with what massachusetts in 2006. wa journal is live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. >> tomorrow, american history tv continues the look at the of jfk and its aftermath, with highlights lyndon johnson's november 27 address to congress. questions for lbj iographer, flowed by presidential historian, timothy napthalie. and at 6:00, coverage of the funeral. jfk on c-span 3. now on the health insurance update. the health and technology experts. this...
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connector periods -- from the massachusetts connector experience we know that. we have a lot of input from policy workgroups. we decided early on that we did not want to limit product. we wanted carriers to be as innovative as they wanted to be. the one early decision that we made which was unanimously recommended by a variety of groups and carriers, it was that benefit not allow substitutions to the benefit packages. benefits likeonal acupuncture, as an example, but it is not a core benefit. in productsn includes additional benefits on top of the essential benefit. the variation in your out up rocket -- out-of-pocket life. >> thank you. you.ank i am with voice of vietnamese americans. with theon has to do language barrier. have you seen problems? you have 11 languages on paper, and only 2 lane which is online for the application. we have a high percentage of asian americans and the number is rising. i don't know if you have numbers from healthcare.gov. how many asian-americans are coming in and having problems of that? do you think the community should step up
connector periods -- from the massachusetts connector experience we know that. we have a lot of input from policy workgroups. we decided early on that we did not want to limit product. we wanted carriers to be as innovative as they wanted to be. the one early decision that we made which was unanimously recommended by a variety of groups and carriers, it was that benefit not allow substitutions to the benefit packages. benefits likeonal acupuncture, as an example, but it is not a core benefit....
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he has done a hell of a job in massachusetts. i would get behind voting for him because i think he could. carry the democrats and 2016. i remember when he was mayor, and when he was mayor, he was very innovative. what he did with improving the city and crime, he did eight -- did an excellent job. became governor, he was only concerned about making his name nationally. host: thank you. can is in fremont, california on the buttons line. republicans line. arizona senator jeff flake. i think he would be an excellent candidate. host: why is that? -- lower like his view taxes, limited government, and strong national defense. host: ok. what you think about paul ryan? caller: i liked it. i like paul ryan and i like rick santorum. nominate someone like chris christie he is not going to stand much of a chance at all because he is in line with president obama too much as of late. i don't think we can defeat either vice president joe biden or hillary clinton. either one of them could be the nominee or they might get on the same ticket togeth
he has done a hell of a job in massachusetts. i would get behind voting for him because i think he could. carry the democrats and 2016. i remember when he was mayor, and when he was mayor, he was very innovative. what he did with improving the city and crime, he did eight -- did an excellent job. became governor, he was only concerned about making his name nationally. host: thank you. can is in fremont, california on the buttons line. republicans line. arizona senator jeff flake. i think he...
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he is the senior vice president of jobs for the future in boston, massachusetts. kazis leaves the policy and advocacy efforts in jobs for the future -- an organization dedicated to improving education opportunities for low income americans. jfm has helped fostered better school to career transitions. his dedication to expanding a realnities is making difference for students in massachusetts and across the country. cases.elcome to mr. thank you for taking the time to share your expertise. much, senatorery warren. i now invite senator mikulski for an introduction. >> it is with leisure i kirwan.e dr. he has a distinguished career in higher education. he is a faculty member in the classroom trying to educate students. he was a faculty member for over 20 years. he served as the president of college park, the flagship at the university of maryland system. for the last 11 years, he has been chancellor of the university system. he is essentially -- don't tell governor o'malley this, he is the governor of the university system. during his time, he has faced big challenges
he is the senior vice president of jobs for the future in boston, massachusetts. kazis leaves the policy and advocacy efforts in jobs for the future -- an organization dedicated to improving education opportunities for low income americans. jfm has helped fostered better school to career transitions. his dedication to expanding a realnities is making difference for students in massachusetts and across the country. cases.elcome to mr. thank you for taking the time to share your expertise. much,...
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i understand that the beginning -- butrollment period what we've learned in massachusetts is when it comes to enrolling in health care, any of us wait until the end to get it done. what didator tavenner, the administration anticipates would be the pattern, of enrollment, prior, what were you thinking prior to the launch of thinkcare.gov, and do you the early problems you had are moing to affect the long-ter pattern in enrollment? >> we assumed we would be able to enroll folks throughout the six months, but that that greatest surge would come in december, because we got there were people who wanted coverage on january 1 and the second search would come late february, early march, by the individuals who were not as motivated to get insurance. figures, butment they were lower for october him and i think they will be low, and it follows the massachusetts experience, and that was part of the reason for such a long and rome at period -- such a long enrollment period in the first year. >> and you have time to get these problems fixed? >> i think we have time. >> we agreed that the problems
i understand that the beginning -- butrollment period what we've learned in massachusetts is when it comes to enrolling in health care, any of us wait until the end to get it done. what didator tavenner, the administration anticipates would be the pattern, of enrollment, prior, what were you thinking prior to the launch of thinkcare.gov, and do you the early problems you had are moing to affect the long-ter pattern in enrollment? >> we assumed we would be able to enroll folks throughout...
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we have the massachusetts experience, the experience of medicare part d. to the extent your timeline plays out and we have a fully functioning website within the next dirty-60 days, is that in time for what we expect to be the majority of people coming in and wanting to access the product? what the senate homeland security subcommittee on emergency management convenes this hearing, looking at gaps on long-term recovery and building communities. the beauty mayor for operations for new york -- the deputy mayor for operations in new york will also testify. x thank you for being patient. we are waiting just a couple of more minutes and then we will start. i thank you all for being here, just hang tight. >> welcome to the subcommittee in thegency management district of columbia. we thank you all for being here. we are here today to examine the east onein the north year after hurricane sandy came to shore on october 29, 2012. as we mark this solemn anniversary we owe it to ourselves and to those who were lost a year ago to continue to learn from sandy, to improv
we have the massachusetts experience, the experience of medicare part d. to the extent your timeline plays out and we have a fully functioning website within the next dirty-60 days, is that in time for what we expect to be the majority of people coming in and wanting to access the product? what the senate homeland security subcommittee on emergency management convenes this hearing, looking at gaps on long-term recovery and building communities. the beauty mayor for operations for new york --...
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we have a call from massachusetts. good morning. caller: i have a question about the kennedy's trip to france. after the second world war, england gave independence to india. [indiscernible] africa, algiers, hands of vietnam. kennedy sent troops there when the french were defeated. i often wonder what happened on his trip there with jackie to france. thank you. host: richard reeves? guest: obviously, the visit, what i think is most important, in 1954, then senator kennedy went to vietnam and the president of south vietnam was a catholic and had lived in the united states in new jersey and had been supported by the kennedy family. and when young senator kennedy, 1954, there was a rooftop bar at the caravelle hotel, the tallest building in saigon, he was having a drink or coffee with a young american diplomat named edward gallion who became the dean of the tufts school of diplomacy. as they were talking, night fell, and there were flashes across the river and explosions. kennedy said, what is that? and gallion said that is the vietcon
we have a call from massachusetts. good morning. caller: i have a question about the kennedy's trip to france. after the second world war, england gave independence to india. [indiscernible] africa, algiers, hands of vietnam. kennedy sent troops there when the french were defeated. i often wonder what happened on his trip there with jackie to france. thank you. host: richard reeves? guest: obviously, the visit, what i think is most important, in 1954, then senator kennedy went to vietnam and...
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next, massachusetts senator elizabeth born on the economy. remarks from charles schwab ceo about retirement planning. newsmakers,end's patrick leahy is our guest. he is the chair of the senate and he is talking about the nsa surveillance programs. air is a preview. >> sitting next to you is senator feinstein who has intelligence committee, she says the program should continue. it is going to lead what happens in the senate, nothing? >> she and i have talked about it. i have a great deal of respect for her. i disagree with their legislation. it strikes more of the status quo. i do not find the status quo acceptable. let's have votes on it and see where it is going to go. i will abide by those votes. i can tell you right now i will not vote for it. he does not make us safer. leaks, we have looked silly by what we have done. people are saying, what did you get? -- i would make us more specific in what we do. do i want us to be able to go after terrorists? capturing some of them? yes. did we use very good intelligence when we were able to get osa
next, massachusetts senator elizabeth born on the economy. remarks from charles schwab ceo about retirement planning. newsmakers,end's patrick leahy is our guest. he is the chair of the senate and he is talking about the nsa surveillance programs. air is a preview. >> sitting next to you is senator feinstein who has intelligence committee, she says the program should continue. it is going to lead what happens in the senate, nothing? >> she and i have talked about it. i have a great...
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this was in massachusetts? caller: a company came in here in 2010 and just started firing black people, two people at a time. host: that is tyrone in boston. chart -- do you ever worry that your total income will not be enough to meet your family's expensive -- expenses? in 1971, it was 8%. in 2013, it was 19%. up to 32% in 2012 forward workers -- for workers making less than $35,000. caller: thanks for c-span. i was an engineer. i am out of work 15 years. the visa, it is for six-year stay. who they think have stopped looking, we drifted into a cash society. you have to know the value of every stupid thing. books, cars, all kinds of things. when people in the neighborhood get it out of work, you get good deals and you can quadruple and triple your money. cash only. the government does not get anything. i feel my money -- if i pay taxes, i do not want my money to go to 120 bases all country. this is what is happening. host: family, thank you for calling in. in many stores, around the country, the workers start -
this was in massachusetts? caller: a company came in here in 2010 and just started firing black people, two people at a time. host: that is tyrone in boston. chart -- do you ever worry that your total income will not be enough to meet your family's expensive -- expenses? in 1971, it was 8%. in 2013, it was 19%. up to 32% in 2012 forward workers -- for workers making less than $35,000. caller: thanks for c-span. i was an engineer. i am out of work 15 years. the visa, it is for six-year stay. who...
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rates among young adults is 21% in the year prior to the passage of the law in massachusetts. that rate dropped to 8% in the after. i think it does, the experience, the survey research that we've done, the experience in massachusetts does suggest young adults will come into the market places, the numbers will help do what we're hoping they would do not only helping them but also stabilizing the market. spent so, we used all sorts of information sources to, on a weekly basis, hit the restart button. i had a meeting with my senior folks every week, looking back at what we know about enrollment, what we know about folks who were on the ground. so if we know that holding an event in the evening results in five people showing up versus launch, you get 50 people to show up, that's where our resources go. so we look at everything that's happened to not only the data we're seeing but also what we're hearing from our sisters. orienteering from brokers in community groups or on the ground. end of the week we slightly shift our strategy. and i can tell you week one at a lot of events pla
rates among young adults is 21% in the year prior to the passage of the law in massachusetts. that rate dropped to 8% in the after. i think it does, the experience, the survey research that we've done, the experience in massachusetts does suggest young adults will come into the market places, the numbers will help do what we're hoping they would do not only helping them but also stabilizing the market. spent so, we used all sorts of information sources to, on a weekly basis, hit the restart...
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, a couple years previous to that, that he saw romney care, or the plan he developed and created in massachusetts as a model for the country. you can find that video tape quite easily, john, i'm sure you will. >> not for the country as a whole. >> no, he said the model for the country as a whole. >> exit question, on a credibility scale from 0 to 100. no credibility whatsoever and 100 meaning total credibility, what is president obama's current credibility rating? 0 to 100. >> four, the highest level of lying quite frankly, so today, noncredibility level is probably 8 out of 10. >> you hear that, matthews? >> i say 66. >> right. and -- >> 66. >> four times that of his critics. >> what's your answer to the question? >> i'll go with the 66 and point out four times what the credibility of republicans in this debate. >> i think it's 38.79%. >> 38.79. we have to be precise on this show, john. >> okay, mclaughlin.com and answer to your comments. the mclaughlin.com does have its own website and you can watch our program or any of the recent programs, we go back to several decades on the web at any time
, a couple years previous to that, that he saw romney care, or the plan he developed and created in massachusetts as a model for the country. you can find that video tape quite easily, john, i'm sure you will. >> not for the country as a whole. >> no, he said the model for the country as a whole. >> exit question, on a credibility scale from 0 to 100. no credibility whatsoever and 100 meaning total credibility, what is president obama's current credibility rating? 0 to 100....
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but i think we always assumed that, based on massachusetts' experience, the initial sign up will be very slow. and in fact, no payments have to be made until december 15 for coverage on january 1. so, while we don't like the problems we had in october and fixing it in november, we do not think it will impact the timeline because we have a six- month enrollment, so we still have four months left and individuals can apply up until march. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> now to senator robert. -- senator roberts. senator robert? >> thank you, mr. chairman. 'm going to focus, if i can, on the concerns raised by senator isakson, alexander, and the chairman, on security and privacy. we have a law, the federal information security management .ct, his mother --fisma everything has to have an acronym. it requires each agency to a point a chief security officer to ensure americans private financial and identifying information is protected. and that is a big issue. secretary civilians revealed last week exchanges operating on temporary authority to operate. there is a 2012 12 memo from zyo
but i think we always assumed that, based on massachusetts' experience, the initial sign up will be very slow. and in fact, no payments have to be made until december 15 for coverage on january 1. so, while we don't like the problems we had in october and fixing it in november, we do not think it will impact the timeline because we have a six- month enrollment, so we still have four months left and individuals can apply up until march. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> now...
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. >> but to the prototype for obama care, the massachusetts health care plan created by mr. obama's former 2012 rival, mitt romney, in that first month, in that program, slow rollout, only roughly 100 people signed up. >> virtually every resident in the commonwealth is insured today. >> health care reform in this state was a success. that doesn't mean it was perfect right away. >> officials warn, the numbers would be low. >> that doesn't include those who enrolled in state exchanges. >> the state exchanges, which are essentially set up for free by the federal government in the states that accepted them, are doing very well. >> it's cranking out people that are joining up every day. >> over the last three years, internal obstacles and bureaucratic molasses threatened the whole enterprise. >> when you go to the pulse center and find out how many residents in that state are being helped, you only shake your head as to why we aren't doing that in every state of the union. >> all of this is in place right now. it is working right now. >> if there is a way that you can insure ever
. >> but to the prototype for obama care, the massachusetts health care plan created by mr. obama's former 2012 rival, mitt romney, in that first month, in that program, slow rollout, only roughly 100 people signed up. >> virtually every resident in the commonwealth is insured today. >> health care reform in this state was a success. that doesn't mean it was perfect right away. >> officials warn, the numbers would be low. >> that doesn't include those who enrolled...
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and they would like you know to have the same protections that their friends in massachusetts in california the district of columbia still have and you know getting married in their marriage means recognized by the state of with compton protection in the workplace and that's what i would like and also to just say they have this law in wisconsin with regard to discover nation however and it's also been shown that there haven't been enforcing the law and there have been reports of people being discriminated in the workplace in the state of wisconsin and the state of wisconsin and the republican controlled government of wisconsin is not enforcing their discriminatory statute that they have the forstmann is the responsibility scott walker's own so it's executive actions like you know what i'm saying his op is not doing there not do it he's not doing that well i think that that's probably a political position and scott walker is probably not being as forthright about his opinions as he might be. but i would say that there's something to be said for. letting things taking some time to consider th
and they would like you know to have the same protections that their friends in massachusetts in california the district of columbia still have and you know getting married in their marriage means recognized by the state of with compton protection in the workplace and that's what i would like and also to just say they have this law in wisconsin with regard to discover nation however and it's also been shown that there haven't been enforcing the law and there have been reports of people being...
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i'm here today because of what i'm hearing from families in massachusetts. and i also want to thank the senator from mississippi. this is a reminder, this is something that's hitting us all around the country, this change in the flood maps. i'm here today to support my colleagues' bipartisan efforts to help homeowners across the country who are getting hit with newly revised maps and increased flood insurance premiums. families purchase flood insurance to prevent the loss of their homes in a natural disaster but now many of these families fear the price of flood insurance could be just as devastating and actually cost them their homes. i understand why congress changed the national flood program to more accurately reflect the true cost and the risks of flood damage, and i agree that over time, we need to move to a more market-based system for setting flood insurance rates. provided we adequately take into account affordability concerns for working families. these maps and rate increases are having as big an impact as a big storm. when fema released these flo
i'm here today because of what i'm hearing from families in massachusetts. and i also want to thank the senator from mississippi. this is a reminder, this is something that's hitting us all around the country, this change in the flood maps. i'm here today to support my colleagues' bipartisan efforts to help homeowners across the country who are getting hit with newly revised maps and increased flood insurance premiums. families purchase flood insurance to prevent the loss of their homes in a...
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and they would like you know to have the same protections that their friends in massachusetts in california the district of columbia still have and you know getting married in their marriage being recognized by the state of wisconsin and protection in the workplace and that's what i'd like and also to suggest they have this law in wisconsin with regard to discover nation however and it's also been shown that there haven't been a force in this law and there have been reports of people being discriminated in the workplace in the state of wisconsin and the state of wisconsin and the republican controlled government of wisconsin is not enforcing their discriminatory statute that they have the forstmann is the responsibility scott walker's own so it's executive engines like you know what i'm saying his op is not doing there not do it he's not doing that well well i think that that's probably a political position and scott walker is probably not being as forthright about his opinions as he might be if you know. where. but i would say that there's something to be said for. but letting things take
and they would like you know to have the same protections that their friends in massachusetts in california the district of columbia still have and you know getting married in their marriage being recognized by the state of wisconsin and protection in the workplace and that's what i'd like and also to suggest they have this law in wisconsin with regard to discover nation however and it's also been shown that there haven't been a force in this law and there have been reports of people being...
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the state of massachusetts has generally done very well on this making basically massachusetts importing a high skill, high education people from exporting missiles go, but a relatively small as a state. you have got over 6 million people, little less than arizona . california has 38 million, texas has 25 million. massachusetts is almost like a single kind of nice mature area that has worked out well. you still have pretty high levels of inequality as well. i call on the people of say that they want more and ask them the question, how come the places that you run have the highest income inequality. i think it answer is, you tax middle income people out, high housing costs by environmental regulations and other things that california, for example, but also mature new york, and a population increase in the last 40 years. immigrants in, americans out. that has been the pattern. you know, if you want to raise a family and you are not high income, not communal, ph.d. educated, a decent job, what does a house cost you in the san francisco bay area with a los angeles area. yo public-school and
the state of massachusetts has generally done very well on this making basically massachusetts importing a high skill, high education people from exporting missiles go, but a relatively small as a state. you have got over 6 million people, little less than arizona . california has 38 million, texas has 25 million. massachusetts is almost like a single kind of nice mature area that has worked out well. you still have pretty high levels of inequality as well. i call on the people of say that they...
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the family plot in massachusetts. purelily happenstance, there had been no other president buried there, the president ended up there where we now see the internal flame which was inspired by something that jackie saw in paris, it now draws visitors from around the world. bill clinton had met kennedy as a young man, shaking president kennedy's hand in the rose garden in the early 60s, and then president obama, who of course, gained the endorsement of the kennedy family, edward kennedy, who is interred next to his brother, and caroline kennedy, as it happens, was installed as ambassador to japan in tokyo just yesterday. president obama, president clinton, hillary clinton, michelle obama at the grave side. >> there was the ceremony where 16 people received the presidential medal of freedom today. >> reporter: the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the land was instituted by john f. kennedy some 50 years ago. some 500 distinguished individuals who have provided this country with service as the a
the family plot in massachusetts. purelily happenstance, there had been no other president buried there, the president ended up there where we now see the internal flame which was inspired by something that jackie saw in paris, it now draws visitors from around the world. bill clinton had met kennedy as a young man, shaking president kennedy's hand in the rose garden in the early 60s, and then president obama, who of course, gained the endorsement of the kennedy family, edward kennedy, who is...
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if you look at massachusetts, during its first month -- and, mr. president, i'm sure you're aware of this, being in new jersey, close to massachusetts, only 0.3%, or 123 people signed up for coverage out of the 36er,000 who ultimately signed up in the first year. so let's be clear. we all wanted to see bigger numbers, but the affordable care act numbers are four times better than what massachusetts did in its first month. if you talk to the people of massachusetts, they love their health care plan. and our plan is based on their plan. by the way, a republican plan. hundreds of thousands have started the enrollment proficiency and i'll onprocess,. i'm going to go shopping and buy my plafnlt but i'm taking my time because i have some time -- until december. i am going to discuss it with my husband. we're going to decide what's best for us. i'm going to sign up. you know, i think it was the secretary sebelius who said, this isn't like buying a toaster. this is a commitment for a year, and you've got to take your time. so don't come here and tear down
if you look at massachusetts, during its first month -- and, mr. president, i'm sure you're aware of this, being in new jersey, close to massachusetts, only 0.3%, or 123 people signed up for coverage out of the 36er,000 who ultimately signed up in the first year. so let's be clear. we all wanted to see bigger numbers, but the affordable care act numbers are four times better than what massachusetts did in its first month. if you talk to the people of massachusetts, they love their health care...
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from massachusetts to rhode island. economic incentives play a role but people migrate in mass numbers to pursue dreams or skate nightmares and one illustration of the thesis that economic incentives are not paramount is what i call the migration that did not happen. the fact that in three generations from the civil war to world war ii for making 65-1940, 75 years very few southerners migrated to the north despite the fact the wages were constantly two three times higher in the north. economic incentive was there, no political boundary, no border patrol, no immigration station to get through and during the years, more than thirty million immigrants came across the ocean from europe to the united states only 1 million black southerners and 1 million white southerners move from south to north. this is a measure of the depth of the wounds in which 600,000 americans in a country of thirty million died. i mentioned the yankee north tried to impose racial equality on the south, but that was resisted ultimately by voters in th
from massachusetts to rhode island. economic incentives play a role but people migrate in mass numbers to pursue dreams or skate nightmares and one illustration of the thesis that economic incentives are not paramount is what i call the migration that did not happen. the fact that in three generations from the civil war to world war ii for making 65-1940, 75 years very few southerners migrated to the north despite the fact the wages were constantly two three times higher in the north. economic...
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the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: thank you. i rise to express support to wipe out sexualt assault in our military. i want to begin by thanking the senator from maryland and the senator from maine for your skhoerd leadership in bringing -- extraordinary leadership in bringing us to speak out on this issue. the military says it has a zero tolerance policy towards sexual violence. government agencies put out 20 reports examining the problem and suggesting solutions. yet shamefully incidents of sexualt assault involving our military personnel continue at staggering rates. data from the department of defense indicate that thousands of men and women serving in the military are subject to these horrific experiences every year. more than 20% of women serving in the military have reported unwanted sexual contact at some point during the course of their military service. and perhaps most shameful, about half of all female victims in a 2012 d.o.d. survey indicated they did not report these crimes because they believed that such reports wo
the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: thank you. i rise to express support to wipe out sexualt assault in our military. i want to begin by thanking the senator from maryland and the senator from maine for your skhoerd leadership in bringing -- extraordinary leadership in bringing us to speak out on this issue. the military says it has a zero tolerance policy towards sexual violence. government agencies put out 20 reports examining the problem and suggesting...
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obama took a republican plan made by the republican heritage foundation, implemented by a republican massachusetts governor, upheld by republican supreme court, and a year from now, i predict it will have helped one of the republicans at this table. >> valuable advice. no question about it. now, what if -- what if your small government-loving relatives complain about how the president is a big spender? >> well, you could use facts and remind them that as spending goes, he's not quite on the scale of previous presidents. "forbes" did show it's the lowest growth in government spending by any president since eisenhower. you can point out that ronald reagan grew the federal government by 61,000 jobs. and president bush did it as well with the department of homeland security. i think you might just want to blow their minds, ed, and say that back at the first thanksgiving, when the wamp and noag fed the pilgrims, they invented socialism, front documented immigrants and they will spend the rest of the night trying to process that. >> i think a lot of conservative relatives, though, have kind of given up
obama took a republican plan made by the republican heritage foundation, implemented by a republican massachusetts governor, upheld by republican supreme court, and a year from now, i predict it will have helped one of the republicans at this table. >> valuable advice. no question about it. now, what if -- what if your small government-loving relatives complain about how the president is a big spender? >> well, you could use facts and remind them that as spending goes, he's not...
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professor of financial rate it a policy for the isenberg school of management at the university of massachusetts amherst and she has received numerous awards including the john f. kennedy profiles in courage award. she has twice been named as the second most powerful woman in the world why "forbes" magazine and she was named by harvard university and "washington post" magazine as one of seven america's top leader so we will hear from sheila bair and she will be interviewed by my colleague ron brownstein. ron has had two stints with "national journal" and atlantic media. in between he was the national affairs columnist and political correspondent for "the los angeles times" and while there was twice a finalist for the pulitzer prize for his coverage of presidential elections. he is the steady hand behind the editorial coverage across the company and writes often for "national journal" and the atlantic is a weekly column in "national journal" and is covered lots of beads for us in washington as correspondent and west coast correspondent for sometime as well. welcome to the stage ron brownstein and
professor of financial rate it a policy for the isenberg school of management at the university of massachusetts amherst and she has received numerous awards including the john f. kennedy profiles in courage award. she has twice been named as the second most powerful woman in the world why "forbes" magazine and she was named by harvard university and "washington post" magazine as one of seven america's top leader so we will hear from sheila bair and she will be interviewed...
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. >> the fact in massachusetts, they did it. they ended up with 98.5% in that state on insurance to be fair. they started with more who are on ens. i think what a lot of people are worried about right now. i think it's a real worry. is that with so much attention on the website and obama care and does it work and doesn't it work? it just looks like a big mess. if you are young and healthy, are you going to troy to work your way through this thicket or pay your $95 or not pay it and mover on? that's the big question. >> we're very zraktd distracted, the young generation. >> i am, too. in massachusetts when it first ran, it ran through several glitches as the aca is now with one critical difference. in massachusetts, there wasn't an opposing political party trying to destroy it. >> and kill the message. >> and throw up a smokescreen that people throw their hands up. if way this was constructed, it could work. it could be an enormous benefit. >> if they sign up. a couple move news stories to get to. first of all, republican congres
. >> the fact in massachusetts, they did it. they ended up with 98.5% in that state on insurance to be fair. they started with more who are on ens. i think what a lot of people are worried about right now. i think it's a real worry. is that with so much attention on the website and obama care and does it work and doesn't it work? it just looks like a big mess. if you are young and healthy, are you going to troy to work your way through this thicket or pay your $95 or not pay it and mover...
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senator markey from massachusetts introduced legislation to ensure that privacy is protected if and when this all starts to take off. >> what's the reason, major reason, behind this push for integrati integration? >> they look at these things as the next phase of flight. talking about innovation here. and so that also means revenue. if you think about it for a company itching to use a so-called drone, they may argue that they'll be able to deliver goods to customers like yourself a lot cheaper than delivering it using maybe, you know, delivery person and doing it by ground. of course think about fuel. for them and for many companies it's all about the economics, the bottom line. >> whole any world potentially out there, drones or unmanned air craft. this could fly if it had the batteries. >> yes. it f. it had the batteries it would be hovering like us just like this. >> good work. >>> a new report today that's shedding more light on how personal date taps collects by the government as part of counterterrorism intelligence gathering operation. "the new york times" says cia paying at&t mor
senator markey from massachusetts introduced legislation to ensure that privacy is protected if and when this all starts to take off. >> what's the reason, major reason, behind this push for integrati integration? >> they look at these things as the next phase of flight. talking about innovation here. and so that also means revenue. if you think about it for a company itching to use a so-called drone, they may argue that they'll be able to deliver goods to customers like yourself a...
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take mitt romney who ran as a moderate in massachusetts, not once, but twice and that's obviously the obama campaign and they believe at least on social issues they successfully painted him as somebody who was too conservative for the mainstream. it doesn't surprise me that that's going to be the tactic that they use. if you look at virginia, we're seeing this is a successful strategy right now, that the brand of the republican party particularly on social issues. all republicans are vulnerable to this because they end up having to own sort of where the entire party is sitting on social issues, but it will be difficult. if new jersey is a place for gay marriage. if this is a guy that's walking hand in hand in the boardwalk with barack obama while they're playing see ball together. it will be hard for the average voter to think, yeah, that guy is -- especially if ted cruz is running. >> and another place like south carolina, especially an average voter. >> chuck todd, thank you so much, sir. >> catch "the daily rundown" week days 9:00 a.m. eastern. let's bring in former pennsylvania go
take mitt romney who ran as a moderate in massachusetts, not once, but twice and that's obviously the obama campaign and they believe at least on social issues they successfully painted him as somebody who was too conservative for the mainstream. it doesn't surprise me that that's going to be the tactic that they use. if you look at virginia, we're seeing this is a successful strategy right now, that the brand of the republican party particularly on social issues. all republicans are vulnerable...
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. >>> i want to begin with the big story, the "n" word rearing it's ugly head once again in a massachusetts town where the rest of the high school football team season was cancelled after racist graffiti was spray painted on the home of a 13-year-old player there are disturbing charges of racist behavior and bullying. joining me the parents of 13-year-old isaac phillips. welcome to both of you. thank you very much for joining the show tonight. let me start with you anthony pill f phillips, what has gone on here? was the graffiti and why do you think it was sprayed in the way it was against your son? >> well, it said night stone need the "n" word on the side of my foundation. my son was having issues with the football team. that's why we feel it's a football issue. it's not our town, racist thing. police have been working hard to try to find the coward that has did this. but with everything that's going on with the town, i think, you know, that person is not going to step forward. >> how do you feel about the punishment in terms of the fact the whole town now will have no football? do you th
. >>> i want to begin with the big story, the "n" word rearing it's ugly head once again in a massachusetts town where the rest of the high school football team season was cancelled after racist graffiti was spray painted on the home of a 13-year-old player there are disturbing charges of racist behavior and bullying. joining me the parents of 13-year-old isaac phillips. welcome to both of you. thank you very much for joining the show tonight. let me start with you anthony...
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you know, i don't know -- massachusetts when they start theirs and i think it was 2006 06 had people. that signed up in the first month. that's all that signed up.that e it's now been an enormousonth success. it you had a vote today on montana, i dare say 90% of the people saylet keep it. people wd that over time have the say. they the same one state, to a nation. guest: but we can learn from that. some of it was avoidable. it is unfortunate we do not catch this earlier. that does not deny. we have to make our system better. all of those who criticize and really find fault are not providing the kind of opportunities for alternatives. what is it we do if we do not do this? what solutions are there that might provide a better solution than what we are looking at today? none of the critics that i have seen are being forthcoming in that regard. host: what about the initial enrollment numbers? guest: in those exchanges where the states are operating are pretty good. i think we will see if i am continue as we meet the deadline. the american people want to be able to make their decisions in
you know, i don't know -- massachusetts when they start theirs and i think it was 2006 06 had people. that signed up in the first month. that's all that signed up.that e it's now been an enormousonth success. it you had a vote today on montana, i dare say 90% of the people saylet keep it. people wd that over time have the say. they the same one state, to a nation. guest: but we can learn from that. some of it was avoidable. it is unfortunate we do not catch this earlier. that does not deny. we...
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one former massachusetts senator honoring another right now. secretary of state john kerry visiting president john f. kennedy's grave site at arlington national cemetery before heading to a meeting in geneva on iran's nuclear program, happening just seconds ago. >>> in case you missed it, tonight you can watch the film "the assassination of president kennedy" at 10:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. >>> coming up on "the lead," we continue our coverage of the 50th anniversary of john f. kennedy's death. later i speak to a secret service agent in dallas that day who for decades blamed himself for not doing more to save the man he was sworn to protect. >>> he's come to the defense of chris christie but is he secretly hoping to run against him in 2016? could scott walker be his biggest challenger in 2016? we'll have a chat about that. ♪ morning, turtle. ♪ my friends are all around me ♪ my friends, they do surround me ♪ ♪ i hope this never ends ♪ and we'll be the best of friends ♪ [ male announcer ] the 2014 chevrolet traverse... all set? all se
one former massachusetts senator honoring another right now. secretary of state john kerry visiting president john f. kennedy's grave site at arlington national cemetery before heading to a meeting in geneva on iran's nuclear program, happening just seconds ago. >>> in case you missed it, tonight you can watch the film "the assassination of president kennedy" at 10:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. >>> coming up on "the lead," we continue our coverage of the 50th...
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an open seat in massachusetts is a history of electing the governors in open seat races and connecticut rounds out the top five. with the governors, another story line is going to be the 2016 angle and the 2016 intrigue in here. the republican governor scott walker and martinez are early favorites and both will be in competitive races. one or both could lose. all the talk about walker for president or suzanna martinez on the ticket. what would happen if one loses there in the dust bin of political history. other people like jerry brown. he wins with more than 60% reelection has a record to run on in health. a health exchange that works pretty well. does he end up running? andy cuomo. he had a big win. whoever wins in florida and that epic style battle guarantee you one or both of them think they should be part of the national conversation. we will see how that goes. chris cristy is traveling ahead of the rga. he is booked in oklahoma, idaho and vermont. he is eagerly talking about that upcoming travel. >> i will be in south carolina and pennsylvania and ohio and florida and michigan, ar
an open seat in massachusetts is a history of electing the governors in open seat races and connecticut rounds out the top five. with the governors, another story line is going to be the 2016 angle and the 2016 intrigue in here. the republican governor scott walker and martinez are early favorites and both will be in competitive races. one or both could lose. all the talk about walker for president or suzanna martinez on the ticket. what would happen if one loses there in the dust bin of...
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i think it will work and it did work when mitt romney did it in massachusetts. 98.5%. >> they won't forget it completely it doesn't seem. >> any more than they forget the government shutdown. >> how do you justify my constituents who are calling me, a lady betsy in rockford, illinois, said her policy is being canceled and her costs are skyrocketing. how are you going to fix that these people were promised more affordable insurance, insurance for everybody. >> betsy should get a tax subsidy and her actual premium will be lower. >>> i want to turn quickly to iran, this week may be a very big week with negotiations with iran, with secretary kerry, the white house seems cautiously optimistic about this. the state department seems cautiously optimistic they can get a deal with iran. we've heard this before and nothing happened. is it going to happen, bret, you think? >> well, it's very hard to say. everyone thought that the last deal was going to happen and it failed on french objections. who would have thought that the french are actually quite serious about this. >> even though secretary kerr
i think it will work and it did work when mitt romney did it in massachusetts. 98.5%. >> they won't forget it completely it doesn't seem. >> any more than they forget the government shutdown. >> how do you justify my constituents who are calling me, a lady betsy in rockford, illinois, said her policy is being canceled and her costs are skyrocketing. how are you going to fix that these people were promised more affordable insurance, insurance for everybody. >> betsy...
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ronald reagan, hell, won in massachusetts. it seems to me, larry, chris christie is a republican who understands that you've got to parachute behind enemy lines and take back some of the blue states or the gop just ain't going to win another presidential election. your take. >> of course that's correct. i mean, they have to do something to win blue states. maybe they start with the purple ones. frankly, larry, like virginia, which is, after all, the closest to the national average presidentially now for both 2008 and 2012. hey, if you can't win virginia back, you're not going to win the white house back. so, the republicans really do have to follow the christie model, even if they don't agree with all of christie's positions. they have to find people who talk blue. you know, there are other people out there, like scott walker, governor of wisconsin, he's won in a blue state and he talks blue. >> john kasich knows how to talk blue. there's a whole bunch of them. in this respect, i think christie is a path-breaker. karen finney,
ronald reagan, hell, won in massachusetts. it seems to me, larry, chris christie is a republican who understands that you've got to parachute behind enemy lines and take back some of the blue states or the gop just ain't going to win another presidential election. your take. >> of course that's correct. i mean, they have to do something to win blue states. maybe they start with the purple ones. frankly, larry, like virginia, which is, after all, the closest to the national average...
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1970s when it began to be listed in massachusetts as a controlled substance, so it appears to me that even she may have had some issues. i don't want to go to the point of saying an addiction but she certainly indicated by the drugs that she was taking with her on trips that she had quite an array of medicatiomedicatio ns. sometimes perhaps even what people do today they end up taking medications for the symptoms that are caused by the other medications that they are taking. i don't want to say that she contributed to the addiction problems but it could be some sort of -- some sort of genetic issue within the family that rose may have had as well. >> host: there on the dark side of camelot here for a minute. what about chappaquiddick and her reaction to that and how she handled back? >> guest: again she doesn't have -- a lot of her personal papers but she does write to people about it at the time and is has a little bit of a journal about it she tells what it was like to see teddy the day after the accident and then she said he wasn't like himself create she said maybe it was because
1970s when it began to be listed in massachusetts as a controlled substance, so it appears to me that even she may have had some issues. i don't want to go to the point of saying an addiction but she certainly indicated by the drugs that she was taking with her on trips that she had quite an array of medicatiomedicatio ns. sometimes perhaps even what people do today they end up taking medications for the symptoms that are caused by the other medications that they are taking. i don't want to say...
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according to "the washington post," public support ranges from a high of 81% in massachusetts to a low of 63% in mississippi. so it's clear that this support cuts across party affiliation and gender -- generational gaps. whether you're a democrat, a republican, an independent, whether you're libertarian, whether you are young or old, americans overwhelmingly support this bill. the american people are basically giving us a message. this is a no-brainer. we shouldn't have to fight about it. we should just vote for it. that's why i was just so dismayed to read that house speaker boehner said that he would not support enda, and his reason was it will increase litigation. now, does the speaker really think that lgbt americans who have families to support and bills to pay would rather pursue frivolous lawsuits than earn their pay in a workplace free of harassment and discrimination? and here's what's really, i think, disingenuous about that. republicans do not suggest that all the other groups covered by the civil rights act are filing frivolous lawsuits. in other words, all the rest of amer
according to "the washington post," public support ranges from a high of 81% in massachusetts to a low of 63% in mississippi. so it's clear that this support cuts across party affiliation and gender -- generational gaps. whether you're a democrat, a republican, an independent, whether you're libertarian, whether you are young or old, americans overwhelmingly support this bill. the american people are basically giving us a message. this is a no-brainer. we shouldn't have to fight about...
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makes the connection between president obama's health care law and in are mitt romney's health care in massachusetts in. >> it was i think in all things we all try to improve people's lives and i know when mitt was working with health care he was very concerned about people that were, didn't have coverage who had preexisting conditions. for him it was important that people would be able to have coverage. he has also felt all along that a president's approach would not work, that his was very much designed just for the state of massachusetts. we didn't have that many uninsured that if they tried to implement his program across the country it would not work and he also -- i'm sure there's implementation problems right now. maybe they'll get that fixed but he really believes the whole structure is flawed and it will not be effective. >> when you go to having your life, living your life in the spotlight for so many years, then you get to go back to whatever can feel like normal after it, you see kind of the bitter partisan politics, the state of play in washington right now. do you ever have a moment wh
makes the connection between president obama's health care law and in are mitt romney's health care in massachusetts in. >> it was i think in all things we all try to improve people's lives and i know when mitt was working with health care he was very concerned about people that were, didn't have coverage who had preexisting conditions. for him it was important that people would be able to have coverage. he has also felt all along that a president's approach would not work, that his was...